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194 Articles Found

2,500 students, faculty petition U of T to cancel classes for Friday’s climate strike

September 25, 2019

Steve Easterbrook, signatory and professor in U of T’s department of computer science, said many faculty members have worked for years on research related to environment, climate, sustainability and social justice.

Professor Beth Savan is the principal investigator on a guide to increasing cycling in Canada

September 25, 2019

Communities can take tangible action to grow cycling as a viable transportation option for Canadians.

Prize-winning undergraduate research takes stock of U of T's sustainability-related courses, groups and projects

September 25, 2019

In an effort to make students aware of the wealth of similar sustainability-related opportunities on campus, the team of undergraduates and Robinson created three inventories of sustainability courses, projects, groups, co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.

Professor Kimberly Strong, chair of the Department of Physics and former director of the School of the Environment among 11 University of Toronto researchers named fellows of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada

September 10, 2019

“These 11 researchers, representing a wide array of disciplines, are contributing to new knowledge, insights and innovations that impact the lives of Canadians and people around the world.”

Professor Njal Rollinson takes the classroom to Algonquin Park through the Research Excursions Program (REP)

September 10, 2019

While thousands of visitors to Algonquin Provincial Park were canoeing and camping this summer, a small band of third-year U of T ecology students was hard at work in the park collecting data and conducting experiments with reptiles and amphibians.

Professor Miriam Diamond, of Earth Sciences and School of the Environment, explores the linkages between climate change and the Amazon fires

August 27, 2019

Professor Miriam Diamond was featured on CTV News in response the fires raging in the Amazon. “We live in a global environment, we live in a global climate. When there’s thawing in the arctic, when there are fires in Amazonia, it affects us all”, says Professor Diamond.

President’s Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (CECCS) 2019 Annual Report places students at the forefront of an ambitious sustainability plan

July 29, 2019

In its third annual report, the President’s Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (CECCS) outlines the concrete steps it’s taking to advance

School of the Environment Director Professor Steve Easterbrook is featured in Toronto Star Series “Canada’s Changing Climate”

July 15, 2019

Professor Steve Easterbrook collaborated with Toronto Star reporter Megan Ogilvie on the “What Can We Do Now” handbook. The handbook is the final installment of her series “Canada’s Changing Climate”. Professor Easterbrook speaks to how people can advocate for the planet.

Professor Brad Bass and his Incentivizing Behavioural Change project is featured in Arts and Science News

July 03, 2019

Professor Brad Bass studies the effectiveness of economic or financial incentives like late-pick-up fines, taxes, subsidies, rebates, and carbon taxes — as well as the effectiveness of policy incentives like laws and regulations.

Patrick Moldowan, PhD student in Prof. Njal Rollinson’s lab (School of the Environment and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), provides insight into the curious case of carnivorous pitcher plants

June 17, 2019

Co-lead author Patrick Moldowan, a PhD candidate in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology in U of T’s Faculty of Arts & Science, investigated the plants on a hunch that they snacked on salamanders more often than people think.

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